Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FASE This is my first council communication as chair of the ASE’s Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. I am grateful for the opportunity to…
James D. Thomas, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA, FESC Have you ever thought about everything that goes into generating an ultrasound picture…all the basic research into ultrasound physics; the applied research…
Bland-White-Garland syndrome, also known anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery, is a rare congenital malformation. The authors report the case of a 51-year-old woman with anomalous origin of…
Background The aim of this work was to evaluate myocardial strain analysis as a tool for the early detection of left ventricular functional changes in patients with cystic fibrosis. Methods…
Background Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for assessing pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy and stenosis after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), but radiation exposure can be a concern. Transesophageal…
Marti L. McCulloch, BS, MBA, RDCS, FASE, Immediate Past Chair The Scientific Sessions in Montreal were well attended, with approximately 3,100 attendees. The sonography tracts were at capacity or overflowing…
Background In addition to sudden death, heart failure and stroke due to atrial fibrillation are important in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The aim of the present study was to…
Background Systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle are present in patients with cardiac involvement in Fabry disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value…
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. —Albert Einstein Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the enzyme…
Objective Exercise systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) predicts the occurrence of symptoms in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). However, this measurement is not always available. The purpose of this…
